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SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship

SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship 2025

Applications are now open for the SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship 2025.

The SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship:

  • Is open to EU and non-EU master's students who have a conditional or firm offer for one of our full-time, in-person programmes. 
  • EU scholarship awardees will receive a 50% fee remission of the scheduled EU fee of the programme to which they are registered.
  • Non-EU scholarship awardees will receive a 50% fee remission of the scheduled Non-EU fee of the programme to which they are registered.
  • All students are responsible for the Student Centre Levy (€254) and for any tuition fees not covered by the scholarship.

All students in receipt of a Scholarship are given the opportunity to develop the practical application of their academic skills through ongoing training and experience in undergraduate tutorial teaching, assessment and pedagogical development. This process is a core component of this scholarship programme and it also ensures that our undergraduate students benefit from the expertise and knowledge of high performing graduate students. The tutoring will amount to up to 6 hours per week during each of the two 12-week teaching semesters and will be paid separately, in addition to the fee remission.

Please see below for two deadlines: one for the submission of an application to a programme and the other for the submission of an application for the scholarship.

Outcomes will be announced via email in late July.

Step 1 - Apply for a SPIRe Programme

Apply for one of our full-time MA or MSc courses below* by Friday, 6 June**.

The links below provide programme details, with an 'Apply' button at the bottom of each page. Please refer to Prospective Students FAQs for information on application documents, entry requirements, etc. 

If you already have a firm or conditional offer for one of the following courses, please proceed to Step 2.

* Please note: Students enrolled in the MSc Sustainable Development, Master of Public Policy, a Graduate Diploma, or any course managed outside of SPIRe are not eligible for the graduate scholarship. However, students enrolled in the two-year MSc European Governance are eligible for the scholarship in Year 1 only.

** For non-EU students from countries requiring a visa to enter Ireland, it is strongly recommended to apply well ahead of this date.

Step 2 – Apply for the Scholarship

Apply for the SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship by Monday, 30 June 2025, at 5:00 PM (Dublin time).

Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before completing the application form.

(opens in a new window)SPIRe Masters Graduate Scholarship Application Form 2025
  • This form can be edited until the closing date.
  • Only one submission per applicant is permitted.
  • Applicants must have a conditional or firm offer of admission at the time of application and provide a copy as part of the submission.

For any queries regarding the form, please contact (opens in a new window)graduatespire@ucd.ie.  Where possible, include your application number and UCD ID number in your email.

UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe)

School Office: G301, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.